2023–24 Scottish League Cup group stage

Football tournament season

2023–24 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	15 July 2023 – 30 July 2023
Teams	40
Tournament statistics
Matches played	80
Goals scored	241 (3.01 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Simon Murray (6 goals)
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2023.
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 15 to 30 July 2023.^[1] A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage. The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the three best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16) of the 2023–24 Scottish League Cup.

Format

The competition begins with eight groups of five teams; with each team playing one match only against each other team in the group, either home or away, for a total of two home and two away matches.^[2] The five clubs initially competing in the UEFA Champions League (Celtic and Rangers), Europa League (Aberdeen) and Europa Conference League (Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian) qualifying rounds receive a bye to the second round. The group stage consists of 40 teams: all remaining teams that competed across the SPFL in 2022–23, the 2022–23 Highland Football League champions (Brechin City) and 2022–23 Lowland Football League champions (The Spartans). Unlike previous seasons where the remaining group stage spot was given to the runners-up of the Highland League or Lowland League, Cowdenbeath – who finished 15th in the Lowland League, having been relegated from Scottish League Two in 2022 – accepted an invitation to participate.^[2]

The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the three best runners-up, will progress to the second round (last 16). At this stage, the competition reverts to the traditional knock-out format. The three group winners with the highest points total and the European entrants will be seeded.

The traditional point system of awarding three points for a win and one point for a draw is used; however, for each group stage match that finishes in a draw, a penalty shoot-out takes place, with the winner being awarded a bonus point.^[3]

The draw for the group stage took place on 8 June 2023 and was broadcast live on Viaplay & the SPFL YouTube channel.^[2]

Teams

The teams were seeded according to their final league positions in 2022–23 and drawn into eight groups, with each group comprising one team from each pot.

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
01. St Mirren 02. Motherwell 03. Livingston 04. St Johnstone 05. Kilmarnock 06. Ross County 07. Dundee United 08. Dundee	09. Ayr United 10. Queen's Park 11. Partick Thistle 12. Greenock Morton 13. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 14. Raith Rovers 15. Arbroath 16. Hamilton Academical	17. Cove Rangers 18. Dunfermline Athletic 19. Falkirk 20. Airdrieonians 21. Alloa Athletic 22. Queen of the South 23. Edinburgh City 24. Montrose	25. Kelty Hearts 26. Clyde 27. Peterhead 28. Stirling Albion 29. Dumbarton 30. Annan Athletic 31. East Fife 32. Forfar Athletic	33. Stenhousemuir 34. Stranraer 35. Bonnyrigg Rose 36. Elgin City 37. Albion Rovers 38. Brechin City 39. The Spartans 40. Cowdenbeath

Source:^[2]

Group stage

All times are BST (UTC +1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AYR	STI	STJ	STE	ALL
1	Ayr United	4	3	1	0	0	10	2	+8	11	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	1–0	6–0
2	Stirling Albion	4	3	0	1	0	9	3	+6	10	Qualification for the second round	1–1p	—	—	2–1	—
3	St Johnstone	4	1	0	0	3	5	7	−2	3		1–2	0–4	—	—	—
4	Stenhousemuir	4	1	0	0	3	3	6	−3	3		—	—	1–0	—	1–3
5	Alloa Athletic	4	1	0	0	3	4	13	−9	3		—	1–2	0–4	—	—

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

Stenhousemuir v St Johnstone

15 July 2023	Stenhousemuir	1–0	St Johnstone	Stenhousemuir
15:00	O'Reilly 49'	^[6]		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Calum Scott

Stirling Albion v Ayr United

15 July 2023	Stirling Albion	1–1 (3–4 p)	Ayr United	Stirling
15:00	McGeachie 21'	^[7]	Bryden 84'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Steven Kirkland
	Penalties
	Banner Spence Cummins Clark Dunsmore		McKenzie Murphy McGinty Dempsey

Alloa Athletic v Stirling Albion

18 July 2023	Alloa Athletic	1–2	Stirling Albion	Alloa
19:45	Coulson 62'	^[8]	McLean 75' Carrick 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 689 Referee: Alasdair Greive

Ayr United v Stenhousemuir

18 July 2023	Ayr United	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Cumnock
19:45	McKenzie 27'	^[9]		Stadium: Townhead Park Attendance: 757 Referee: Willie Collum

Alloa Athletic v St Johnstone

22 July 2023	Alloa Athletic	0–4	St Johnstone	Alloa
15:00		^[10]	Ballantyne 1' McGowan 20' May 63' McCrystal 89'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 992 Referee: Grant Irvine

Stirling Albion v Stenhousemuir

22 July 2023	Stirling Albion	2–1	Stenhousemuir	Stirling
15:00	Carrick 3' Dunsmore 24'	^[11]	Yates 45'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Duncan Williams

St Johnstone v Ayr United

25 July 2023	St Johnstone	1–2	Ayr United	Perth
19:45	Kucheriavyi 43'	^[12]	Stanger 29' Dempsey 71'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Nick Walsh

Stenhousemuir v Alloa Athletic

25 July 2023	Stenhousemuir	1–3	Alloa Athletic	Stenhousemuir
19:45	Brown 29'	^[13]	Buchanan 37' Sammon 72' Neill 79'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 367 Referee: Chris Fordyce

Ayr United v Alloa Athletic

29 July 2023	Ayr United	6–0	Alloa Athletic	Ayr
15:00	Bryden 14', 62' McAllister 37' Murphy 45+1' Pendlebury 70' Rose 84'	^[14]		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,498 Referee: Don Robertson

St Johnstone v Stirling Albion

29 July 2023	St Johnstone	0–4	Stirling Albion	Perth
15:00		^[15]	Spence 11' Milne 36' McLean 48', 54'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Euan Anderson

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAR	FAL	DUN	SPA	PET
1	Partick Thistle	4	2	1	1	0	7	5	+2	9	Qualification for the second round	—	2–2p	—	2–1	—
2	Falkirk	4	2	1	0	1	8	5	+3	8		—	—	0–1	—	4–1
3	Dundee United	4	2	0	0	2	5	3	+2	6		1–2	—	—	—	3–0
4	The Spartans	4	2	0	0	2	5	5	0	6		—	1–2	1–0	—	—
5	Peterhead	4	0	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1		1–1p	—	—	1–2	—

Source: ^[16]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

Peterhead v Partick Thistle

15 July 2023	Peterhead	1–1 (9–10 p)	Partick Thistle	Peterhead
15:00	Ritchie 32'	^[17]	Milne 3'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 834 Referee: Dan McFarlane
	Penalties
	McKee McCarthy Ritchie Ward Jas. Brown R. Strachan O'Keefe D. Strachan Reid McKenzie McKee McCarthy		Stanway Lawless Milne Graham Muirhead Lyon Fitzpatick Williams McKenzie Sneddon Stanway Lawless

The Spartans v Dundee United

15 July 2023	The Spartans	1–0	Dundee United	Edinburgh
15:00	Henderson 11'	^[18]		Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 1,701 Referee: Stewart Luke

Dundee United v Partick Thistle

18 July 2023	Dundee United	1–2	Partick Thistle	Dundee
19:45	Sibbald 18'	^[19]	Graham 32' Milne 58'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

The Spartans v Falkirk

18 July 2023	The Spartans	1–2	Falkirk	Edinburgh
19:45	Henderson 60'	^[20]	Lang 6' MacIver 88'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 874 Referee: Duncan Williams

Dundee United v Peterhead

22 July 2023	Dundee United	3–0	Peterhead	Dundee
15:00	Moult 22' Holt 76' (pen.), 79' (pen.)	^[21]		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Calum Scott

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

22 July 2023	Partick Thistle	2–2 (6–7 p)	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00	Graham 68' Lyon 90'	^[22]	MacIver 14' Agyeman 71'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,607 Referee: Steven Kirkland
	Penalties
	Muirhead Lawless Milne Graham Dowds Fitzpatrick Lyon Bannigan MacKenzie		Donaldson Oliver Miller McKay Oluwasegan Yeats Agyeman Lang McCann

Falkirk v Dundee United

25 July 2023	Falkirk	0–1	Dundee United	Falkirk
19:45		^[23]	Fotheringham 28'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,186 Referee: David Munro

Peterhead v The Spartans

26 July 2023	Peterhead	1–2	The Spartans	Peterhead
19:45	Shanks 50'	^[24]	Henderson 9' Russell 55'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 678 Referee: Colin Whyte

Falkirk v Peterhead

29 July 2023	Falkirk	4–1	Peterhead	Falkirk
15:00	Lang 29' MacIver 45+2' Agyeman 47' Miller 56'	^[25]	O'Keefe 6'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Alastair Grieve

Partick Thistle v The Spartans

29 July 2023	Partick Thistle	2–1	The Spartans	Glasgow
15:00	Lyon 52' Graham 88' (pen.)	^[26]	Henderson 81'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,231 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	HAM	COV	BRE	CLY
1	Livingston	4	3	0	1	0	10	1	+9	10	Qualification for the second round	—	1–1p	—	—	1–0
2	Hamilton Academical	4	2	1	1	0	7	4	+3	9		—	—	2–2p	1–0	—
3	Cove Rangers	4	2	1	0	1	10	11	−1	8		0–5	—	—	—	5–2
4	Brechin City	4	1	0	0	3	4	8	−4	3		0–3	—	2–3	—	—
5	Clyde	4	0	0	0	4	4	11	−7	0		—	1–3	—	1–2	—

Source: ^[27]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

Brechin City v Livingston

15 July 2023	Brechin City	0–3	Livingston	Brechin
15:00		^[28]	Nouble 41' Kelly 53' Montaño 87'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 585 Referee: Colin Steven

Clyde v Hamilton Academical

15 July 2023	Clyde	1–3	Hamilton Academical	Hamilton
15:00	Scullion 16'	^[29]	Winter 64' McGlynn 88' Martin 90+2'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 792 Referee: George Calder

Cove Rangers v Clyde

18 July 2023	Cove Rangers	5–2	Clyde	Aberdeen
19:45	Connell 13', 81' Burrell 21', 26' Megginson 83'	^[30]	Rennie 20' (pen.) Mulvanny 84'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 394 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Hamilton Academical v Brechin City

18 July 2023	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Brechin City	Hamilton
19:45	O'Hara 22' (pen.)	^[31]		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 530 Referee: Iain Snedden

Brechin City v Cove Rangers

22 July 2023	Brechin City	2–3	Cove Rangers	Brechin
15:00	McGrath 30' Loudon 39' (pen.)	^[32]	Reynolds 34' Connell 74', 81'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 544 Referee: Scott Lambie

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

22 July 2023	Livingston	1–1 (1–4 p)	Hamilton Academical	Livingston
15:00	Anderson 90'	^[33]	Winter 31'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 923 Referee: Craig Napier
	Penalties
	Devlin Nouble Kelly		Martin MacDonald Zanatta Murray

Clyde v Brechin City

25 July 2023	Clyde	1–2	Brechin City	Hamilton
19:45	Cameron 50'	^[34]	Loudon 45+1' McGrath 48'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 312 Referee: Stewart Luke

Cove Rangers v Livingston

25 July 2023	Cove Rangers	0–5	Livingston	Aberdeen
19:45		^[35]-	Parkes 44' Obileye 55' Anderson 59' St. Kelly 81', 90+2'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 683 Referee: David Dickinson

Hamilton Academical v Cove Rangers

29 July 2023	Hamilton Academical	2–2 (2–4 p)	Cove Rangers	Hamilton
15:00	O'Hara 13' Tumilty 90+6'	^[36]	Gallagher 44' Burrell 60'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 659 Referee: Stewart Luke
	Penalties
	O'Hara Murray Zanatta McGlynn		Kerr Burrell Golding Mykyta

Livingston v Clyde

29 July 2023	Livingston	1–0	Clyde	Livingston
15:00	Anderson 75'	^[37]		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 872 Referee: Willie Collum

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ROS	GMO	KEL	STR	EDI
1	Ross County	4	3	0	1	0	13	6	+7	10	Qualification for the second round	—	2–1	3–3p	—	—
2	Greenock Morton	4	3	0	0	1	11	4	+7	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	3–0	4–1
3	Kelty Hearts	4	2	1	0	1	11	9	+2	8		—	1–3	—	2–0	—
4	Stranraer	4	1	0	0	3	3	11	−8	3		1–5	—	—	—	2–1
5	Edinburgh City	4	0	0	0	4	6	14	−8	0		1–3	—	3–5	—	—

Source: ^[38]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

Kelty Hearts v Greenock Morton

15 July 2023	Kelty Hearts	1–3	Greenock Morton	Kelty
15:00	Daramola 45+1'	^[39]	Boyd 58' Crawford 64' Broadfoot 90+3'	Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 649 Referee: Peter Stuart

Stranraer v Ross County

15 July 2023	Stranraer	1–5	Ross County	Stranraer
15:00	Robertson 72'	^[40]	Ross 12' (o.g.) Murray 26', 62', 85' Baldwin 89'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 372 Referee: Grant Irvine

Greenock Morton v Stranraer

18 July 2023	Greenock Morton	3–0	Stranraer	Greenock
19:45	Baird 22' Blues 49' Crawford 73'	^[41]		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Steven McLean

Edinburgh City v Kelty Hearts

19 July 2023	Edinburgh City	3–5	Kelty Hearts	Edinburgh
19:45	Mercer 4' McLean 7', 20'	^[42]	Johnston 27', 49' Daramola 42', 45+3' Cunningham 54'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 426 Referee: Colin Whyte

Ross County v Greenock Morton

22 July 2023	Ross County	2–1	Greenock Morton	Dingwall
15:00	Henderson 70' Murray 78'	^[43]	Oakley 37'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Don Robertson

Stranraer v Edinburgh City

22 July 2023	Stranraer	2–1	Edinburgh City	Stranraer
15:00	Armour 38' Orr 79' (pen.)	^[44]	Shanley 49'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 292 Referee: Ross Hardie

Kelty Hearts v Stranraer

25 July 2023	Kelty Hearts	2–0	Stranraer	Kelty
19:45	Daramola 5' Johnston 65'	^[45]		Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 254 Referee: Craig Napier

Edinburgh City v Ross County

26 July 2023	Edinburgh City	1–3	Ross County	Edinburgh
19:45	Shanley 51'	^[46]	Randall 20' Murray 48' White 59'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 449 Referee: Colin Steven

Greenock Morton v Edinburgh City

29 July 2023	Greenock Morton	4–1	Edinburgh City	Greenock
15:00	Broadfoot 33' Crawford 67' King 75' Blues 88'	^[47]	Murray 83'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Calum Scott

Ross County v Kelty Hearts

29 July 2023	Ross County	3–3 (3–4 p)	Kelty Hearts	Dingwall
15:00	Sims 13' Murray 29' Brown 86'	^[48]	McCluskey 37' Biabi 57' Cunningham 90+3' (pen)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Steven McLean
	Penalties
	Dhanda Turner Brophy Allardice Sims		Cunningham Moore Lyon Daramola Biabi

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AIR	DND	DUM	ICT	BON
1	Airdrieonians	4	4	0	0	0	7	2	+5	12	Qualification for the second round	—	1–0	2–0	—	—
2	Dundee	4	3	0	0	1	5	2	+3	9		—	—	3–1	1–0	—
3	Dumbarton	4	1	1	0	2	3	6	−3	5		—	—	—	2–1	p0–0
4	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	1	0	0	3	5	7	−2	3		2–3	—	—	—	2–1
5	Bonnyrigg Rose	4	0	0	1	3	1	4	−3	1		0–1	0–1	—	—	—

Source: ^[49]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

Airdrieonians v Dumbarton

15 July 2023	Airdrieonians	2–0	Dumbarton	Airdrie
15:00	Todorov 86' McGregor 88'	^[50]		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 830 Referee: Graham Grainger

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Bonnyrigg Rose

15 July 2023	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–1	Bonnyrigg Rose	Inverness
15:00	Doran 4', 40'	^[51]	McGachie 90'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Scott Lambie

Bonnyrigg Rose v Dundee

18 July 2023	Bonnyrigg Rose	0–1	Dundee	Bonnyrigg
19:45		^[52]	Rudden 47'	Stadium: New Dundas Park Attendance: 1,555 Referee: Peter Stuart

Dumbarton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

18 July 2023	Dumbarton	2–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dumbarton
19:45	R.Wallace 27' T.Wallace 50'	^[53]	McKay 76'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 505 Referee: Chris Fordyce

Airdrieonians v Dundee

22 July 2023	Airdrieonians	1–0	Dundee	Airdrie
15:00	McCabe 89' (pen.)	^[54]		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,489 Referee: Colin Steven

Dumbarton v Bonnyrigg Rose

22 July 2023	Dumbarton	0–0 (4–3 p)	Bonnyrigg Rose	Dumbarton
15:00		^[55]		Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 401 Referee: Dan McFarlane
	Penalties
	R.Wallace Wilson Ruth MacLean T.Wallace		Martyniuk Jarvis Currie Watson Doan

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Airdrieonians

25 July 2023	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–3	Airdrieonians	Inverness
19:45	Gilmour 62' Mckay 78' (pen.)	^[56]	Ballantyne 22' Telfer 29' Todorov 88'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,115 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Dundee v Dumbarton

26 July 2023	Dundee	3–1	Dumbarton	Dundee
19:45	Robinson 38', 77' (pen.) Pineda 44'	^[57]	T.Wallace 41'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 1,940 Referee: Willie Collum

Bonnyrigg Rose v Airdrieonians

29 July 2023	Bonnyrigg Rose	0–1	Airdrieonians	Bonnyrigg
15:00		^[58]	O'Connor 73' (pen)	Stadium: New Dundas Park Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Chris Fordyce

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

30 July 2023	Dundee	1–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dundee
15:00	Robinson 60'	^[59]		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,337 Referee: John Beaton

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KIL	RAI	DNF	ALB	ANN
1	Kilmarnock	4	3	0	1	0	9	3	+6	10	Qualification for the second round	—	2–2p	—	—	3–0
2	Raith Rovers	4	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	1–1p	2–0	—
3	Dunfermline Athletic	4	2	1	0	1	8	3	+5	8		0–2	—	—	—	4–0
4	Albion Rovers	4	1	0	0	3	3	8	−5	3		1–2	—	0–3	—	—
5	Annan Athletic	4	0	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0		—	2–3	—	1–2	—

Source: ^[60]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

Kilmarnock v Annan Athletic

15 July 2023	Kilmarnock	3–0	Annan Athletic	Kilmarnock
15:00	Armstrong 5' (pen.) Murray 16' Cameron 50'	^[61]		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,142 Referee: Craig Napier

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

15 July 2023	Raith Rovers	1–1 (2–4 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy
17:15	Easton 38'	^[62]	McCann 30'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Don Robertson
	Penalties
	Gullan Arnott Easton Vaughan		McCann Fisher Chalmers Allan Todd

Dunfermline Athletic v Annan Athletic

18 July 2023	Dunfermline Athletic	4–0	Annan Athletic	Dunfermline
19:45	Fisher 17' Douglas 23' (o.g.) McCann 55', 59'	^[63]		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,364 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Raith Rovers v Albion Rovers

18 July 2023	Raith Rovers	2–0	Albion Rovers	Kirkcaldy
19:45	Mullin 76' Duffy 90' (o.g.)	^[64]		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Colin Steven

Annan Athletic v Albion Rovers

22 July 2023	Annan Athletic	1–2	Albion Rovers	Annan
15:00	Goss 43'	^[65]	Prince 77' Joseph 82'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 309 Referee: Iain Snedden

Dunfermline Athletic v Kilmarnock

22 July 2023	Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Kilmarnock	Dunfermline
15:00		^[66]	Murray 4' Vassell 81'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Euan Anderson

Albion Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

25 July 2023	Albion Rovers	0–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Coatbridge
19:45		^[67]	Edwards 23' Wighton 80' Sutherland 88'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 824 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Kilmarnock v Raith Rovers

26 July 2023	Kilmarnock	2–2 (4–5 p)	Raith Rovers	Kilmarnock
19:45	Cameron 42' Findlay 80'	^[68]	Easton 46' Dick 74'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,316 Referee: John Beaton
	Penalties
	Armstrong Kennedy Magennis Watkins Polworth Cameron		Mullin Smith Hamilton Vaughan Easton Corr

Albion Rovers v Kilmarnock

29 July 2023	Albion Rovers	1–2	Kilmarnock	Coatbridge
15:00	Joseph 62'	^[69]	Findlay 7' Watkins 41'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Dan McFarlane

Annan Athletic v Raith Rovers

29 July 2023	Annan Athletic	2–3	Raith Rovers	Annan
15:00	Galloway 27' Luissint 37'	^[70]	Watson 11' Smith 51' Vaughan 79' (pen)	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 419 Referee: Scott Lambie

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MOT	QOS	EFI	QPA	ELG
1	Motherwell	4	3	1	0	0	9	3	+6	11	Qualification for the second round	—	—	3–0	1–0	—
2	Queen of the South	4	2	0	2	0	7	4	+3	8		3–3p	—	0–0p	—	—
3	East Fife	4	1	2	0	1	3	4	−1	7		—	—	—	p0–0	3–1
4	Queen's Park	4	1	0	1	2	6	3	+3	4		—	1–2	—	—	5–0
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0		0–2	0–2	—	—	—

Source: ^[71]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

East Fife v Queen's Park

15 July 2023	East Fife	0–0 (4–2 p)	Queen's Park	Methil
15:00		^[72]		Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 584 Referee: Lloyd Wilson
	Penalties
	Walls Shepherd Healy Trouten		Thomas Spong Turner McLeish

Elgin City v Motherwell

15 July 2023	Elgin City	0–2	Motherwell	Elgin
15:00		^[73]	Miller 25' Obika 76'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 2,026 Referee: Iain Snedden

East Fife v Elgin City

18 July 2023	East Fife	3–1	Elgin City	Methil
19:45	Austin 2', 39', 79'	^[74]	Dingwall 77'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Queen of the South v Motherwell

18 July 2023	Queen of the South	3–3 (4–5 p)	Motherwell	Dumfries
19:45	McKechnie 18' Reilly 73', 83' (pen.)	^[75]	Spittal 40', 75' Slattery 56'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Craig Napier
	Penalties
	Reilly Mimnaugh McKay Todd McKechnie		Spittal Wilkinson Slattery McGinn O'Donnell

Elgin City v Queen of the South

22 July 2023	Elgin City	0–2	Queen of the South	Elgin
15:00		^[76]	McKechnie 17' McKay 89'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 517 Referee: Peter Stuart

Motherwell v Queen's Park

22 July 2023	Motherwell	1–0	Queen's Park	Motherwell
17:15	Obika 29'	^[77]		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,161 Referee: Steven McLean

Queen of the South v East Fife

25 July 2023	Queen of the South	0–0 (3–5 p)	East Fife	Dumfries
19:45		^[78]		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Graham Grainger
	Penalties
	Reilly Mimnaugh McKay Todd		McManus Shepherd Murdoch Walls Newton

Queen's Park v Elgin City

25 July 2023	Queen's Park	5–0	Elgin City	Glasgow
19:45	Paton 7', 33', 53', 66' Fox 80'	^[79]		Stadium: Lesser Hampden Attendance: 676 Referee: Chris Graham

Motherwell v East Fife

29 July 2023	Motherwell	3–0	East Fife	Motherwell
15:00	Miller 32' Wilkinson 36' Slattery 66'	^[80]		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,076 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

29 July 2023	Queen's Park	1–2	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00	Healy 89'	^[81]	Reilly 65' Cochrane 77'	Stadium: Lesser Hampden Attendance: 826 Referee: Grant Irvine

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STM	FOR	ARB	MON	COW
1	St Mirren	4	3	0	0	1	9	1	+8	9	Qualification for the second round	—	4–0	4–0	—	—
2	Forfar Athletic	4	3	0	0	1	6	6	0	9		—	—	3–1	—	1–0
3	Arbroath	4	1	1	0	2	5	8	−3	5		—	—	—	3–0	p1–1
4	Montrose	4	1	1	0	2	3	6	−3	5		1–0	1–2	—	—	—
5	Cowdenbeath	4	0	0	2	2	2	4	−2	2		0–1	—	—	1–1p	—

Source: ^[82]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Matches

Forfar Athletic v Cowdenbeath

15 July 2023	Forfar Athletic	1–0	Cowdenbeath	Forfar
15:00	Inglis 20'	^[83]		Stadium: Station Park, Forfar Attendance: 422 Referee: Colin Whyte

Montrose v St Mirren

15 July 2023	Montrose	1–0	St Mirren	Montrose
15:00	McAllister 58'	^[84]		Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Willie Collum

Montrose v Forfar Athletic

18 July 2023	Montrose	1–2	Forfar Athletic	Montrose
19:45	Hester 56'	^[85]	Skelly 34' (pen.) Ross 40'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 735 Referee: George Calder

Arbroath v Cowdenbeath

19 July 2023	Arbroath	1–1 (4–3 p)	Cowdenbeath	Arbroath
19:45	McKenna 51' (pen.)	^[86]	Docherty 61'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Scott Lambie
	Penalties
	McKenna Stowe McIntosh Dünnwald-Turan Slater Steele O'Brien		Walker Jack McNab MacPherson Murray Butterworth Tait

Cowdenbeath v Montrose

22 July 2023	Cowdenbeath	1–1 (4–5 p)	Montrose	Cowdenbeath
15:00	Docherty 72' (pen.)	^[87]	Webster 60'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 303 Referee: Alastair Grieve
	Penalties
	Docherty Walker Chalmers Butterworth McDonald Murray Jordan		McAllister Hester Batchelor Webster Lyons Masson Towler

St Mirren v Arbroath

22 July 2023	St Mirren	4–0	Arbroath	Paisley
15:00	Mandron 10' O'Hara 45' Nahmani 71', 79'	^[88]		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Graham Grainger

Cowdenbeath v St Mirren

25 July 2023	Cowdenbeath	0–1	St Mirren	Cowdenbeath
19:45		^[89]	Olusanya 90+4'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 859 Referee: Ross Hardie

Forfar Athletic v Arbroath

25 July 2023	Forfar Athletic	3–1	Arbroath	Forfar
19:45	Morrison 10' Nditi 61' Skelly 86'	^[90]	Bird 41'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Duncan Williams

Arbroath v Montrose

29 July 2023	Arbroath	3–0	Montrose	Arbroath
15:00	McIntosh 12' Dünnwald-Turan 70' Bird 79'	^[91]		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Chris Graham

St Mirren v Forfar Athletic

29 July 2023	St Mirren	4–0	Forfar Athletic	Paisley
15:00	Mandron 14', 19' O'Hara 42' (pen) Gogić 45+1'	^[92]		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,380 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Best runners-up

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Stirling Albion	4	3	0	1	0	9	3	+6	10	Qualification for the second round
2	D	Greenock Morton	4	3	0	0	1	11	4	+7	9
3	F	Raith Rovers	4	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3	9
4	C	Hamilton Academical	4	2	1	1	0	7	4	+3	9
5	E	Dundee	4	3	0	0	1	5	2	+3	9
6	H	Forfar Athletic	4	3	0	0	1	6	6	0	9
7	B	Falkirk	4	2	1	0	1	8	5	+3	8
8	G	Queen of the South	4	2	0	2	0	7	4	+3	8

Source: ^[93]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

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